Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-14


the original report he amended, and Mr.
| Perdue withdrew his substitute.
Two amendments 10 the report were
| adopted, after ~ hich the report was nnant-
mously adopted. One provides that II the
company constructs It's line over a part OF
| the proposed route aud not over tue re-
| miinder within five years their right Of way
over this shall be forfeited. The other pro-
vides that nothing In the report shall be
construed ~ authorizing the company
| 10 do anything else thln Construct
| and operate street railway.
Amendments were also adopted SUB
| ,titutiue .EsuccessCrs for the words
"lessees and assigns" and providing lhst
| only works necessary 10 conduct the street
| railway shpll b. operated by the cOmp1nv.
Al.o, giving them Two instead Of one year
in which to commence operations.
ANoTUER RAILWAY.
Maror Taylor, as representative Of The
| Rirhmond, Midloihin and Manchester
| Railway and Mining ComDany, pre-
seuttd petition asking to be per.
mittcd 10 by its tracks on certain
! streets. including CONardin avenue, on
which 10 run cars drawn by dummy en-
gine. for the transportation OF freight aud
passengers. The company propose, to run
| lis road. of standard gauge, from The
| HugUerO. SpIings, i'm POwhatan county.
through Chesterfield by Midlothian, AMI
| through Manchester over some one Of the
| railroad bridges 10 Richmond. The com.
| pauv proposes ~ haul freight from POwh'-
tan and Chesterfield to Richmond and
Manchester. The petition. at the suoces
! tiOn 81 MIR. TaylOr, was refeired u tua
| Committee on Streets.
ELEclrIc LIGHT.
A l",tcr ws,r,edf from Mr. N. B. Leonard,
president of the uld Dominion Electric
! Light ad Power COmpnny, recently grant.
| cd PERMISSION to erect it, poles and pat mp
vir,s here for the purpose of iurni,hlns
| light 30 ptiN1tc consumers. He sdd hc ha I
learned Of the passage by the COunfii
| of an ordinance eXcmptng from tax.
alton ior fen years ali manuiacluung
| entcrpli,c> located within the corporate
limits. aud asked. if his company. whicl
! has leased lct at the corner OF Porter aud
| Fifth streets and is about erecting It,
| plants. viii not have it, buildingS, &c., eX
! ,mpcd under this provision. The
/ letter VA. referred to the Finance Com
! miilCe.
Irsicad of an ordinance, as mentioned
! above, resolution was adopted by the
! Council some months ago appointing a
commGtCc 20 advertise that manufacturers
| lccstioe here will be exempt from tax XdiOn
| for the length of time mentioned.
OTHER MATTERS.
NE petition Of Mr.. John Enders a.kiug
| II at ihc seUcrpipe at the corner OF sixth
and Decatur streets be substituted by
lar "a orc 10 prevent MS property beng
dlmalcd by an overflow Of drainage was
YocrlCd - the Committee on Streets,
TIE Council voted 70 allow the school
To.Td 60 meet IN Tie Council chamber here
after.
Adjourned st ll:Oj o'clock.
CHESTERFIELD ROAD COMMISSIONERS.
Tie Chesterfield County Court VA, in
session for q short wLlle yesterday and ad'
juurncd for tie term. The following road
conn issioutrs ard asscciotos for the several
district, Of The county previously appoint.
Cd rs judge Clopt0n, all qualified:
M1to.ca District: +. J. Phillips, commis-
,IonCr. Alexander PcrhinsJn, Associate
comm ,iOncT.
BERMUDA District: g.. +. Boyd, conmi.-
.i0ueT: &. y. Jones. associate commission
cr.
D.ie District: John ;. Taylor, conms.
Noucr; Joseph {. Bi0wD, associate com
mi.si0ner.
clover. lin District: \. d. Woodbridge.
commissioner; ID. NJ. GooGr, associate 1n-
missioner.
Midlothian District: W. Z. speGrs, COM
missioner; L. +. jackson, associate com
missioner.
Mauchcier District: G. y. CHI, com.
missioner; \. l.. Pulliam. associate comm,-
sioner.
The terms Of these officers begin on toe
Ist Of July and last for two YEAR,. Thc ii"
requires that they shall bc appointed in
Msy altcrnatc years. The commi-, ioncr
and associate. with the supervisor, forms Il
district road board, which has entire con.
troll of the roads in the district, and theif
positions are very important one,.
y sHREwD ROBBERY.
\ very >hreWd and neutrality-suspicious. !
robbery was committed here yester"Iy.
Three colorcd youths went to the grocery
store q M. smith, on seventh street neir
tie Free bridge. about If o'clock in the
morning. and v lille Cne OF them called
Ms. Su ith who was in tie store alone, to
The back door, q, il he wished to see her
on business, the others entered the
front door and rAed the CASH
drav er. TIE robbery was not de-
fecled until they had made their
esc.pe. CAPTAIN Iipscomb was put ia
possession OF the facts in the case, aud
! late IN TIE afternoon arrested three colored
youths, supposed to be the guilty parties,
NICE RESIDENCE SOLD.
Mcs>rS. Sampson y AdamsOn, real estate
auclionee,s, offered for sale at public auc-
| uon Yesterday afternoon the residence 0i
Mr.. 4. NJ. L. BlllIngslei, who recent
Nv received Government appointment,
| situated on Decal ur street between Eleventh
and Twelfth. 1t WIS knocked ont to Mr..
4. =. Bacon. The highest bidder, at -.
ihe slic subject 90 the conhrmation OF
Mr. BnliugSle1. The property was formfry
owned hy Mr.. :. Carter Weislger, aud i
one ~ the most desirable residences IN the
city in a good ncghborhood.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Ncssr,. &. :. Wells, George ". Toby.
and j. Il McCann, delegates from this city
T. The Great Council u the Improved
order of Red Mcn held at Alexandria.
have returned to The city. Mr. Toby was
re ccted grcit keeper OF the wampuD.
Cares are out ;or the mlrrigcsat the
Moade-Memorhl church on the 1th OF June
of Judge john II. Ingram aud Miss Octiyil
suniclt.
Dr. Lawrence Iogram ard Mr. Ryland
&. Williams, of thus city, attended the brll-
liant german given in Petersburg Wedne'.
| Oay night.
Mr.. J. Il. Cox, OF DanylIe. who has
been visiting relatives and friends here,
has returned home.
On Wednesday night there was fOuId
upon The doorstep OF SIR. Bright, living on
Eleyen,h street, a bundle, which. on eX-
animation, WAS found TO be cOlOred in-
fant. II bas been adopted by the city,.
COUNCILMAN Walsh. OF the second Ward,
who ha, been confined at home for several
weeks. is improving. but was unable to at.
tend The meeting OF the Council last
night.
Mr.. Join G.. SnelsOn, who has 6een con.
Gntd at home for some weeks, Is conva-
icscent.
Councilman James I. Bradley, who has
been In California since April lst, i eX-
pccted home soon. He will probably re-
turn 10y New Orleans and Birmingham,
Ala.
Mcssrs. Augustine Royal & 90. will sell
at public auction at ) O'Clock next Wednes.
day aitefuoOu four lots at the corner oi
Fifteenth and Hull streets.
Mrs. Tucker, OF Blacks aud White
Nottoway county, formerly Miss. Idl Brad
ley. oi this city. Is quite sick at the rest
dtnce OF her sister, Mrs. ;. A Morrisselte.
Run" No. I.
The called "run " Of the Old Dominion
X no, In on bropobf ont dffppn az their hest